Cheesy Tater Tot Hotdish

We were so happy with the tater tot hotdish I made recently that we wanted more.  My P.S. suggested using cheddar cheese soup instead of the cream of celery and cream of mushroom soups called for in the recipe.  Sounded great to me!  I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and bought the soups.  I’d make it that night for dinner and we’d also have leftovers to microwave during the busy week ahead.

Layer meat in an 11×15-in pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Layer onions over the meat.

I spread the 2# of ground beef all over the bottom of my lasagna pan (11 x 15-in) and sprinkled it well with salt and pepper.  I spread out the finely chopped onion over the top next.

Layer frozen peas over the meat and onion.

We were out of frozen mixed vegetables so I used peas.  Besides rhyming, peas and cheese seemed a good match.

Spread 2 cans of cheddar cheese soup evenly over the hotdish.

I used a small spatula to spread the two cans of cheddar cheese soup over the top.  It always seems like the soups won’t be enough but it is, once you spread it out.

Layer bag of tater tots or tater rounds over the top. Place in preheated 400°F oven.

Last, I put the tater tots on top.  I hadn’t realized we bought the round ones, not the traditional tater tots.  Not much of a difference besides size.  They’d still taste like good ole tater tots!

Bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours.

I baked the pan of hotdish for 1 1 /2 hours at 350°F.  The tater rounds were nicely browned and it was bubbling around the edges.

Cheesy Tater Tot Hotdish

This was a good idea, changing up the soups.  It tasted delicious, we liked having the cheesy change.  I know in the past I’ve used other cans of soups such as potato or cream of chicken.  It’s a very adaptable hotdish that is forgiving if you don’t have the soups the recipe calls for.  Have fun trying new versions!

Cheesy Tater Tot Hotdish

Cheesy Tater Tot Hotdish

• Servings: About 6 generous servings
• Difficulty: easy
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Tater tot hotdish with the addition of cheese to make it even better!

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 onion; finely chopped
• 20 oz frozen peas
• 2 cans cheddar cheese soup (I used Campbell’s Healthy Request soups)
• 32 oz tater tots (I used tater rounds)
• salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 400°.

In bottom of a 11 x 15-in lasagna pan crumble raw ground beef in an even layer.  Sprinkle on salt and pepper.

Layer chopped onion over beef.

Spread vegetables over mixture.

Spread the soups over the mixture with a rubber spatula.

Layer on tater tots or rounds.

Bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours.